03-20-09 First Ever State of the Council Address

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The South Bend Common Council NEWS RELEASE March 2Q, 2009, 8:30 a.~n. ,R ls~ Ever State of the Couneal Address Contact.• Derek D. Dieter, Council President 532-220 or 235-5982 ~`he youth ~~~ Ca~n~nan Caur~cil mill make history next Monday when it presents the l ~~ ever "State of the Council" Address. ~ of the nine ~~~ Council Members ~rili present their views and opinions on the fiscal stability of our city and their foals and visions frarrl a C~uneil perspective. These individual legislative perspectives mill corrlplin~ent the Council's theme far this year of pron~ating ~~a~spa~er~c~ ~d cor~~u~ica~i~~ in local government, aeh Council Nien~ber mill address the public frarn their individual position as a district ar ~.t urge Council Member, as ~veli as from their position as a Chairperson of a Council Committee. each Council Member is l~eenly aware of the Council's Mission taternent, which is not just a sentence an a piece of paper, but rather a ~~~~ ~o ~t~~. The Council strongly believes that as individual Council Members, d cpliectively} as the legislative bral~ch of cur city, that ~e must ~ar~ together: "~'~ make ce~~ain ~~a~ ~~r 'icy o~e~n~~e~~ i~ a~u~ay~ res~~~si~e ~o ~e ~te~~s of oar ~~s~den~~s a~~ ~~~~ the ~e~~e~~ne~~ ~f 'o~~ fiend ~s ~~~ay~ o~~ ~iest~~ior~t~" The Can~n~on Council has held three ~~ Council Sun~~nits sa far this year. each of these internal ~rork sessions has focused on many key topics such as: ~ ~~blic sa~e~y as tie t~ priority in the City of ~~~ ~~nd ~ Fiscal responsibility and acco~n~a~bili~y in ail city funding sonrc~s and sendin ~ ~rioriting pity reso~rces to address citizen needs Monday's address to the public mill provide a unique opportunity to hear each of the Council Members concerns, and their vision to nuke our City the best that it can be. ~n behalf of the Canon Council, l urge the public to came out next Monday and hear firtWhand from the legislative branch of the City of South fiend, _3~_